Kobe vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kobe	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$519	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1748	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	1.52M	726K

The cost of living in Kobe is 21% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4788th and 5718th ($1185 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 464th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Ranked 5th vs 28th best cities to live in Japan, and 40th vs 765th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sagamihara

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	Kobe	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4306	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2819	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.9	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.76	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.42	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.9	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.5	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$320	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10496	$14052

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Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1012
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1141
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1021
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1010
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$996
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$988
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$991
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1004
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1254
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$997
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$997
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1035
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1039
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1034
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$975
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1026
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$946
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1010
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1046
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1056
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1119
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$986
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1038

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108